Panel: Ex-Treasurer Stole From GOP

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans said an internal investigation of their campaign arm showed that a former treasurer stole about $725,000 over a six-year period.

The probe by the National Republican Congressional Committee found a trail of forged audits left by the former treasurer, Christopher J. Ward, who was fired in January, according to a report by the investigators. Mr. Ward's lawyer, Ronald Machen, declined to comment. Mr. Ward...